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Leidos Nabs Potential $2.6 Billion TSA Support Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

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Leidos Nabs Potential $2.6 Billion TSA Support Contract

Analogic's ConneCT checkpoint CT baggage scanner. Photo: Analogic

Leidos [LDOS] on Thursday said it has won a potential $2.6 billion contract to continue sustaining checkpoint security equipment for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Leidos has been performing under the TSA logistics contract since 2013. Under the eight-year contract, Leidos will maintain 12,000 units of transportation security equipment at more than 430 airports in the U.S. and its territories. The company works with suppliers of the equipment to maintain their availability. Leidos is also one of the OEMs with…

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